Papu Surname

23,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,951 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Papu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India18,1871:42,1772,946
South Africa1,4501:37,3644,792
Indonesia1,0541:125,47412,636
Papua New Guinea7271:11,216995
Pakistan5541:322,4626,585
Ukraine2191:207,86627,968
Turkey1301:598,62632,242
Nigeria1071:1,655,54061,311
Russia741:1,947,609122,573
Afghanistan591:544,9696,640
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Kenya451:1,026,22034,572
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
France251:2,656,909193,074
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Iran241:3,199,27294,565
United States231:15,759,084542,937
American Samoa221:2,534546
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Finland171:323,33523,349
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England41:13,929,515290,718
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Papu (143,232) may also be a first name.

Papu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Papu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Papu (Bengali: পাপু, Hindi: पपू, Marathi: पपु, Oriya: ପପୁ, Russian: Папу, Tibetan: སྤ་པུ་) is most common in India. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Papu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 23,613th most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 317,526 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Papu live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 7,321st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 143,232 people.

The last name Papu is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 18,187 people, or 1 in 42,177. In India it is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 93 percent are found, Gujarat, where 3 percent are found and Bihar, where 1 percent are found. Outside of India this surname is found in 50 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.

Papu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Papu has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 575 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Papu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Papu surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

The amount Papu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.38% less than the national average, earning R 153,564 per year and in United States they earn 70.71% more than the national average, earning $73,661 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pappu8940,707/
Paput89809/
Phapu89793/
Papus89513/
Papou89512/
Papud89194/
Papau89183/
Papuç8977/
Paspu8971/
Paipu8963/
Patpu8951/
Papuy8939/
Papeu8929/
Papuu899/
Papui899/
Paapu896/
Padpu895/
Paepu893/
Papup893/
Ppapu893/
Paypu892/
Pabpu892/
Paupu891/
Papux891/
Paphu891/
Pahpu891/
Papaux80835/
Papush80729/
Phaphu80644/
Pappou80601/
Pashpu80311/
Papouz80145/
Paupau8066/
Papous8045/
Paspau8042/
Papaud8033/
Papuch8030/
Papahu8024/
Pajput8014/
Papuit8012/
Pappus8011/
Padpui8011/
Padpud8010/
Peapus807/
Pappud806/
Paspuz804/
Padtpu803/
Pappau803/
Pattpu803/
Patpui803/
Phappu802/
Papoux802/
Paipou802/
Paspud802/
Pa'phu802/
Paiput802/
Patpuy802/
Patput801/
Passpu801/
Paphuj801/
Papouh801/
Pappui801/
Papusp801/
Paypou801/
Papout801/
Papput801/
Pappuz801/
Papuid801/
Papuľa801/
Papušs801/
Peapou801/
Phatpu801/
Phapui801/
Pepu75859/
Popu75326/
Papó751/
Pappous73385/
Phatpui73120/
Phaphut73103/
Phapphu7384/
Phatphu7374/
Phaphui7367/
Papusch7317/
Paipuch7312/
Papault7311/
Paiputt734/
Phaphou732/
Pajputh731/
Pheaphu731/
Phaphuy731/
Phadphu731/
Peatput731/
Popus67204/
Papoe67171/
Papoo67127/
Popui67124/
Popou6777/
Pepeu6772/
Popuş6754/
Popeu6746/
Popau6744/
Poput6740/
Pauspaus6739/
Popuș6728/
Pepau6726/
Phaiphut6722/
Pappusch6719/
Poppu6712/
Pospu674/
Poopu674/
Phopu674/
Peepu673/
Poipu672/
Pophu672/
Podpu671/
Papão671/
Phatphut671/
Phauphau671/
Pépou671/
Pephu671/
Phepu671/
Phayphut671/
Phaiputh671/

Papu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papu in the Bengali language
পাপুpapu96.04
পপুpapu1.98
পাপ্পুpappu1.98
Papu in the Hindi language
पपूpapu68.16
पपुpapu27.78
पप्पूpappu2.12
पापूpapu1.46
पप्ूpapu0.15
पापुpapu0.13
पप्पुpappu0.07
पप्ुpapu0.03
पप्प्ूpappu0.01
पपूुpapuu0.01
पप्प्papp0.01
पपू़papu0.01
Papu in the Tibetan language
སྤ་པུ་papu66.67
པ་པུ་papu33.33
Papu in the Oriya language
ପପୁpapu56.95
ପାପୁpapu5.59
ପପୁସାହୁpapusahu3.02
ପପୁକୁମାରpapukumara2.67
ପପୁେବେହରାpapuebehara2.31
ପାପୂpapu0.1
ରାଜୁraju0.05
ଗପୁgapu0.05
ପୁପୁpupu0.05
ପାକୁpaku0.05
ପଫୁpaphu0.05
Papu in the Marathi language
पपुpapu38.21
पपूpapu33.8
पापुpapu18.66
पापूpapu8.32
पंपुpampu0.25
पापूुpapuu0.13
Papu in the Russian language
Папуpapu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Papu
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